Mary Romero (boxer)

María del Carmen Romero Molina (born 1 August 1985) is a Spanish professional boxer who has held the European female super-bantamweight title since 2020.

Mary Romero
Statistics
Real nameMaría del Carmen Romero Molina
Weight(s)Super-bantamweight
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
NationalitySpanish
Born (1985-08-01) 1 August 1985
Puerto Lumbreras, Murcia, Spain
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights10
Wins8
Wins by KO2
Losses2

Personal life

Born in Puerto Lumbreras on 1 August 1985, Romero has been involved in combat sports from an early age, practicing Kung Fu, kickboxing, and Muay Thai before entering a boxing ring in her early 20s. A mother of two boys, Romero works as a security guard and teaches combat sports to children.[2]

Professional career

Romero suffered defeat in her professional debut, losing via six-round unanimous decision (UD) to Melania Sorroche on 22 November 2015, at the Pavelló d'Esports El Pujolet in Manresa, Spain.[3]

After compiling a record of 3–2 (0 KOs), she defeated Jessica Sanchez via UD on 15 June 2019, capturing the vacant Spanish female super-bantamweight title at the Plaza Adolfo Suárez in Alcantarilla, Spain.[4]

Two fights later she faced Ivanka Ivanova for the vacant European female super-bantamweight title on 18 January 2020, at the Centro Multiusos El Esparragal in Puerto Lumbreras. After the ten-round contest was complete, Romero was declared the winner via UD with all three judges scoring the bout 100–90.[5]

Professional boxing record
10 fights 8 wins 2 losses
By knockout 2 0
By decision 6 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
8 Win 6–2 Bulgaria Ivanka Ivanova UD 10 18 Jan 2020 Spain Centro Multiusos El Esparragal, Puerto Lumbreras, Spain Won vacant European female super-bantamweight title
7 Win 5–2 Germany Bilgenur Aras RTD 6 (10), 2:00 31 Aug 2019 Germany Hugenottenhalle, Neu-Isenburg, Germany
6 Win 4–2 Spain Jessica Sanchez UD 8 15 Jun 2019 Spain Plaza Adolfo Suárez, Alcantarilla, Spain Won vacant Spanish female super-bantamweight title
5 Win 3–2 Dominican Republic Enerolisa de Leon PTS 6 9 Feb 2019 Spain Club Saga Heredia, Málaga, Spain
4 Win 2–2 Republic of Ireland Lynn Harvey PTS 6 5 Nov 2016 Republic of Ireland National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
3 Loss 1–2 Russia Tatyana Zrazhevskaya UD 6 10 Sep 2016 Russia Event-Hall, Solnechnyy, Russia
2 Win 1–1 Italy Vanesa Caruso UD 4 27 May 2016 Spain Pabellón Príncipe de Asturias, Murcia, Spain
1 Loss 0–1 Spain Melania Sorroche UD 6 22 Nov 2015 Spain Pavelló d'Esports El Pujolet, Manresa, Spain

References
  1. "Boxing record for Mary Romero". BoxRec.
  2. Tallón, Manuel G (20 January 2020). ""Era una niña un poco mala y mantengo esa picardía necesaria para ser boxeadora"". Murcia Plaza (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. "BoxRec: Mary Romero vs. Melania Sorroche". BoxRec. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. Gutiérrez, Nacho (13 June 2019). "Mary Romero Vs Jéssica Sánchez, combate histórico en Murcia". AEBOX (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  5. Carrera, Álvaro (19 January 2020). "Romero anula a Ivanova para proclamarse reina de Europa". as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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